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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by arcticbull on Thursday May 24, 2018 @05:28PM (#17148583)
Hm. I can't "Hey Siri" someone else' phone, can I? It's certainly never worked for me.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by BonesJustice on Thursday May 24, 2018 @05:38PM (#17148675)
To my knowledge, “Hey Siri” has never been tied to the owner’s voice. I was able to post to a colleague’s Facebook account a couple years ago, using nothing but voice commands. It was sitting on his desk, locked. I haven’t tried it since, and I keep it disabled on my own phone.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by dcohenp on Thursday May 24, 2018 @06:33PM (#17149089)
"Hey Siri" has in fact been tied to the owner's voice since the iPhone 6s (2015): https://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/11/apples-hey-siri-feature...
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by BonesJustice on Thursday May 24, 2018 @06:41PM (#17149141)
Progress! I stand corrected. Thank you.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by coatmatter on Sunday May 27, 2018 @01:26AM (#17165552)
Meanwhile, I have my Pixel lock on screen off (only because the fingerprint reader makes unlocking/turning on easy) with OK Google unlocking enabled.

The only problem here is that Google still doesn't recognise my voice half the time, perhaps because I'm never sure about how I should speak to an inanimate object.

Speaking of unlocking methods, face unlock appears to no longer be available as an option for me. I can't find it in settings anymore (smart unlock etc).

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